Checkpoint Cheesesteak? But, doesn’t the State Department know that we’re “el Sexto Barrio”???

phunnyphilly — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:24:06 +0000

In a queer bit of totalitarianism, a Cuban sex educator has been barred from travelling outside a 25 mile perimeter of New York City. Scholar, writer, educator, and gay rights activist, Mariela Castro will not be able to visit Philly to accept an award at Equality Forum. Isn’t it nice that America believes in freedom! And comforting that it also believes in curtailing the activities of crazy communists who are a threat just off our shores! Yes, the current Cuban regime is no saint and arbitrarily arrests and imprisons people, but that’s what dictatorships do and something the US would NEVER do! We do not detain or imprison foreign nationals unless they are fairly tried and convicted of a crime…right?

Gender Bend it Like Kenney!

phunnyphilly — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:39:06 +0000

Kudos to Jim Kenney for recognizing certain realities of the 21st century. Gender has become fluid, and a younger generation just takes it in stride. It’s time our architecture was truly modern as well so he’s introducing his “bathroom bill.”

I guess not everyone is comfortable with this concept. Those crazy Arizonians think it should be criminal! Do these people have separate bathrooms in their homes for wive/husbands or sisters/brothers? Or do they just fear the possibility of being in a public restroom with a tranny and experiencing a panic attack? If you’ve been to any hipster bar (and many restaurants) in the city then you’ve used genderless bathrooms. It’s time to calm down about this. But, at the same time we have to recognize the importance of a certain sensitivity and etiquette going forward…

It's Always Phunny in Philadelphia

Checkpoint Cheesesteak? But, doesn’t the State Department know that we’re “el Sexto Barrio”???

Gender Bend it Like Kenney!